# Looking for a Rails AJAX gallery/tutorial **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 21, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062 "2006-05-21T02:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062/1 "2006-05-21T02:49:46Z")
Hello everyone, Do any of you know of a downloadable Rails app that demonstrates all the bundled AJAX-iness in an impressive form? I’m looking for two things: - something I can show off to wow people with Rails’ built-in AJAX power, then show them the code that does the work and wow them again with the simplicity. In short, something that will impress potential customers, as well as developers - something I can use as a tutorial, both for myself and to bring others up to speed. I can find plenty of AJAX and/or Rails info around, but nothing that ties together _all_ the built-in Rails AJAX info in one place with relatively newbie-friendly documentation and in-use examples that are visually impressive Conceptually, I want to have this app sitting on my laptop, so when the opportunity comes up to be a Rails fanboy, I can fire it up and show it off. Also, if I need either a brain jogger or a reference for how some AJAX feature works, I can get it out of the same app in a reasonable amount of detail. I don’t particularly want a useful app, just one that shows off all the Rails/AJAX power in such a way that people will think “Hmm, it’d be really useful to have that capability in MY app…”. If such an app doesn’t already exist, I can start to put something together, but I’m short of available time and my skills are in backend stuff rather than CSS/UI goodness. I’d strongly prefer to contribute to a project that already exists, rather than start one from scratch. Anyone, anyone? Thanks in advance Dave M. ---
**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062/2 "2006-05-21T12:22:27Z")
These aren’t exactly downloadable, but source code is provided (you’ll have to put in a decent amount of work to get some of them running locally though): [http://demo.script.aculo.us/](http://demo.script.aculo.us/) ---
**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062/3 "2006-05-21T14:24:25Z")
On May 20, 2006, at 7:46 PM, David M. wrote: > - something I can use as a tutorial, both for myself and to bring > > I don’t particularly want a useful app, just one that shows off all > the Rails/AJAX power in such a way that people will think “Hmm, it’d > be really useful to have that capability in MY app…”. > > If such an app doesn’t already exist, I can start to put something > together, but I’m short of available time and my skills are in backend > stuff rather than CSS/UI goodness. I’d strongly prefer to contribute > to a project that already exists, rather than start one from scratch. Take a look at the revised “depot” application from AWDR 2nd edition (PDF only right now). Dave T. rewrote a bunch of it to use AJAX in addition to some AJAX special effects (highlighting and whatnot). It doesn’t exercise _every_ cool AJAX element but it’s probably a decent enough foundation for you to add a few more effects. Go to [pragmaticprogrammer.com](http://pragmaticprogrammer.com) and look for it (it’ll cost you $20 or so for the PDF). cr ---
**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062/4 "2006-05-21T15:08:14Z")
David M. wrote: > - something I can use as a tutorial, both for myself and to bring > > Thanks in advance > > Dave M. > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) I haven’t used it but there’s tableau: > **[Koalan & Surikaten](http://creativi.st/blog/articles/2006/02/27/tableau)** > > Koalan & Surikaten ---
**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062/5 "2006-05-22T11:03:48Z")
On Sun, May 21, 2006 at 10:46:47AM +1000, David M. wrote: > Do any of you know of a downloadable Rails app that demonstrates all > the bundled AJAX-iness in an impressive form? > > I’m looking for two things: > > - something I can show off to wow people with Rails’ built-in AJAX > power, then show them the code that does the work and wow them again > with the simplicity. In short, something that will impress potential > customers, as well as developers Well, the ajax\_scaffold works well … Gets the direct-from-database CRUD in one hit (model validations an extra, of course) and all the CRUD is ajax’d … -jim ---
**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-rails-ajax-gallery-tutorial/95062/6 "2006-05-21T21:49:48Z")
> I haven’t used it but there’s tableau: > > [Koalan & Surikaten](http://creativi.st/blog/articles/2006/02/27/tableau) I hacked a simple gallery from tableau. It is a great kick start to get your app going. ~ Ben On 5/21/06, Chris T [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > customers, as well as developers > > reasonable amount of detail. > > Anyone, anyone? > > [Koalan & Surikaten](http://creativi.st/blog/articles/2006/02/27/tableau) > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Ben R. 303-947-0446 [http://www.benr75.com](http://www.benr75.com)